なんじゃもんじゃ

noun

unusually large tree; big old tree

Kantō dialect term for a notably large or impressive tree, often of an unclear species. Sometimes used as a placeholder name for a mysterious big tree.

• 村むらの入いり口ぐちに、なんじゃもんじゃと呼よばれる大おおきな木きがある。

  At the entrance of the village, there is a big tree called 'nanjamonja'.

• このなんじゃもんじゃは樹じゅ齢れい何なん百びゃく年ねんだろう。

  I wonder how many centuries old this huge tree is.